Chainbreakers

[Gassoon]

I used to have a cheap, crappy chain breaker years ago, thinking about getting a new one to carry around on my adventures to the shops ;-)...would this one fit the bill for a strom? (watch the vid)

http://terra-x.com.au/chainbreaker/

[Juvecu]

Looks like a decent bit of kit. Simple in design and use and nice and small too.

[greywolf]

I prefer a riveter to have a receiving die rather than a simple spreader like the ball bearing shown. The breaker function looks good though and such a small tool would be handy to add to the tool kit for emergencies.

[Andy M]

Looks OK, but why carry it round with you? In all the time I've been riding I've only seen one chain break. It went 150 miles from the dealer who'd mucked up fitting it.

For emergencies why not just carry a clip link and a punch to drive out the old pin? They may not be reccomended but clip links will often survive the whole life of the chain, so you need not worry about using one to get yourself to a workshop and they are a heck of a lot easier to carry about as unused anti-lift kit.

OT, I once met a bloke in Norway carrying a spare BMW drive shaft just-in-case  

Andy

[Jacko]

. There's a dedicated space for one under the seat with all the spare fuse holders I hear..

[Gassoon]

OT, I once met a bloke in Norway carrying a spare BMW drive shaft just-in-case

   

For years I carried my poor (and bent) chain-tool, and a link around in a baccy tin with rubber patches, glue and spoke spanners and tyre levers (most of my bikes were tubed). Never needed the link on the road, but now I'm contemplating longer trips, even if they are a year or two or three away at present

And...I love tools, me

But you're probably right, a punch, a link, a rock and a mad look in my eye would do the job!